Botswana

Botswana Factbook

Geography

Area (in sq km and sq miles): 581,730 sq km, 361 470sq miles
Area (Comparative): slightly smaller than Texas
Climate: semiarid; warm winters and hot summers
Elevation (lowest point - in meters and feet): junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 meters, 1 683 feet
Elevation (highest point - in meters and feet): Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m, 4 885 ft

People

Population: 2,065,398
Languages (top 3 - %): Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%
Religions (top 3 - %): Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%
Infant Mortality Rate: 11.14 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy: 58.05 years